One of the perks of the presidency is an absolute immunity to defamation lawsuits. So long as he remains president, Donald Trump enjoys the rights to tell lies on Twitter that would cost any other defendant millions of dollars.
Previous presidents have not abused their defamation privileges because previous presidents were
a) decent human beings; or
b) conscious of the responsibilities of high office; or
c) both.
Donald Trump of course is neither.
a) decent human beings; or
b) conscious of the responsibilities of high office; or
c) both.
Donald Trump of course is neither.
Instead, every day he finds new ways to confirm this assessment:
